IT IS the community pub which aims to bring residents together.

The Ye Olde Whyte Harte in Hamble has been run by Chia Barnard for more than 10 years.

Chia, 56, said: “We’ve just been here for the community. We try to keep everybody together.

“It makes me happy to make people laugh. We want to have people laughing and we like seeing people enjoying themselves.”

To make all their clients feel at home, the pub offers a menu tailored to all ages.

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Pub-goers can enjoy traditional pub dishes such as fish and chips, Sunday roast and curry or try the special menu which varies every week.

“It changes based on what is on the market.

“We have so many regulars and they don’t want to eat the same thing so we provide them with different dishes every day,” Chia said.

The special menu could include a variety of products such as a range of steaks, lobster, prawns and crabs.

“We try to get fish from suppliers as local as we can and we grow a lot of herbs on the roof garden.

“We want to deliver every day fresh fish, meat and vegetables,” Chia added.

Customers have also the opportunity to tell the chefs what they would like to have.

“There’s always a chef on all day and they are happy to talk to customers about what they want to eat. They’ll cook you what you want and everything on the menu can be swapped or switched,” Chia said.

A vegetarian and vegan menu is also available along with a homemade children’s menu.

“We try to guide children in the direction of fresh food. We don’t want to give them junk food and all the children menu is homemade,” she said.

She also confirmed that burger is what customers prefer the most and it is the best seller along with fish pie.

Clients can also choose between five different ales and a wide range of red, white and rose wine.

The pub features a Mediterranean garden which hosts live music events every Sunday and welcomes dogs.

“There are so many beautiful walks around the village that we want to give people who are walking their dogs the chance to come in and eat and drink without having to leave their dogs outside or at home,” Chia said.